Support



Oct. 10, 1950 w. J. GAMIN 2,525,533

SUPPORT Filed Jan. 10, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3mm I We! 0min 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 SUPPORT l'li ii Oct. 10, 1950 Flled Jan 10 1947 Patented Oct. 10, 1 950 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'sUPPonT I WaltenLGamin, Garden City, N. Y.

i Application January 10, 194v,- Serial No. 721,401

. 6 Claims. 1 l 1 l The invention relatesto supports and has as an object to provide means to support containers; as'spice cans; for ready access by the user.

. It is an objectlof the invention to provide a support of the character referred to that may be attached to a vertical surface or tothe undersideof a shelf, as in a kitchen, to hold containers in readily accessible position.

i It is a further object toprovidea support of the said character that maybe constructed from metal stampings at little cost.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a support for containers, as spice cans, formed for easy grasp of the containersfor removal and for ready insertion.

It is a further objectof the invention to provide a form of the invention for revoluble support whereby any one of a considerable number of containers may be made readily accessible.

Further objects will appear fromthe followin description, when read in connection with the accompanying drawings disclosing illustrative embodiments of the invention and wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view partly broken away of a structure of the invention ready for application to a supporting surface;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on-line 2-2 of Figure 1; r

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 of the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1 showing another means of suspension;

Fig. 4 is-a plan view of a lock washer utilized in the structure of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one element used in the make-up of the structure of Figs. 1, 2 and 3;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank from which the structure of Fig. 5 may be formed;

Fig. 'lis a view similar to Figurel 'or a still further form of the inventon;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the structureof Fig. 9 is a section online 9-9 of Fig. 7 Fig. 10 is a detail horizontal section on line Ill-=10 of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a perspective view of an elementof the assemblage of the structure of Figs. 7 and 8; Fig. 12 is a plan-view of a mam; from which theelemer'itof Fig. 11 may be formed.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a form of element having certain advantages over those referred to above; and.

Fig. 14 is a plan view of a blank for the structure of Fig. 13.

As shown, the form of the device of Figures 1,

2 and .5 comprises a plate or disk l5. l5 shown V as circular in outline to which a plurality of e1e-' ments is or [6' of the form shown in Figs. 5 or 13 may be secured in any desired manner as by soldering or brazing. A sufficient number of elements H3 or IE are desirably applied to the disk to utilize the entire area of the disk at least so far as an outer zone thereof is concerned. The elements I 6, l6 are shown as applied to the disk l5 with their fold lines so spaced as to provide an opening [8 between the wings or 65' of the elements of the correct width to receive a usual size of spice can if the device is utilized to hold spice cans. To hold the fold edges IT in correctly spaced position, recesses [9 are shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4 as provided in such edges into which a ring 20 is seated and secured as by soldering.

To secure the assembled device to the lower surface of a cabinet shelf. for instance, if the shelf is of metal, the provision shown in Fig. 2 may be adopted. As there shown, a channel member 2| with overhanging lips is secured to the shelf by A rod 23 which forms a portion of the assemblage is assembled with a disk means of a screw 22.

[5 by means. of a block 24 through which a re duced portion of the rod 23 extends, said reduced portion providing a shoulder with contact with the block.

A supporting plate 25 is shown as secured upon the upper end of the rod 23 as by upset of a still further reduced portion of the rod 23, where-..

The rod 23' seats in a sleeve 28 secured to with the disk l5 may be secured upon the rod 23': by use of a slotted washer 29 such as shown inFig. 4 slipped over a reduced portion of the rod 23".

'lfhe elements lfi are adapted to be formed of ablank cost the form shown in Fig. 6, folded upon dotted line IT. a perforation 3| being provided to constitute the recess 19, when the blank is folded. .Wings 32 may be turned up to provide shelves as shown in Fig. 5 upon which the containers may rest and displacement of the containers from the spaces It is prevented escapes 3 lips 33 provided on the element [6 at the ends of the shelves as shown.

Th form of the device shown in Figs. 7 to 11, inclusive, is particularly designed to be mounted upon a wall or other vertical surface. For this use, the device is preferably made semicircular and comprises an upper plate 34 formed with a down turned margin 35 at its wall engaging side. To support the device upon a vertical surface a supporting plate 36, Fig. 10, is fastened to the wall by means of a screw 31 and the margin 35 is formed with a cutaway portion to provide the exposed edges 38, 39 to enter the ways provided by the offset edges of the plate 36.

As shown, the screw threaded opening 39' is formed in the plate 34 to receive a rod 40 upon which may be mounted an egg timer 4| of the hour glass type.

In the form of the device of Figs. '7 to 12, inclusive, each element d2 provides of itself a chamber for reception of the containers to be supported.

As shown in Figs. 11 and 12, the element 42 may be formed of the blank of Fig. 12 by folding the-blank upon the lines 43, 44 to provide the spacing of the side walls 45, 46 and the shelves 41, 48 are formed by the corresponding portions of the blank of Fig. 12. Also the lips 49, 50 are provided in much the sam manner as in the forms first described.

In this form of the device, the shelves 41, 48 are desirably so, formed as to slope upwardly toward the opening of the chamber which slope is provided. by the slight angle 6f the fold lines 51, 52 in the manner shown in Fig. 12.

In both for'ms'of the device, the edges of the walls of the chamber as'45, 46, Fig. 11, are formed uponarcs to permit of ready grasp of the container housed in the chamber.

In the form of Figs. 7" to 12, the upper edges of the walls 45, 46 as well as the upper edge of the rear wall 53 are formed with tabs 54, 55, 58

' to enter openings in the plate 36 wherein the tabs may be secured as by solder in the assembly of the device. If preferred, the tabs referred to may be made of sufficient length to extend through the opening in the plate 34 and may be secured therein by merely bending them over the upper surface of the plate.

In Fig. 13 is shown a form of element l6 similar to the embodiment of Fig. 5. The element I6 may be produced from the blank of Fig. 14-. As shown in Fig. 13, shelves 32' and tabs 33- are provided as in Fig. 5. Ears 60 are formed on the wings 55' of. the element 16' for convenience in soldering, welding-or riveting to a plate as 15 or 34.

' It is believed tobe quite obvious that the forms of winged elements shown in Figs. 5, 11 and 13 are equivalents and either form may be usedwith,

the disk or plate l5, E or with the plate 34. The use of the various forms with the plate or disk l5, 15 or the partially circular plate 34 is purely a work of supererogation, multiplying the number of figures to no useful end.

The element I6 is shown as cut awayatthe Number I l 4 upper portion of its wings, at BI, 62 to provide an equivalent for the recesses 63, 64 of Fig. 5, the purpose of which structure being to enable ready grasp of a container for its removal and replacement.

Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiments of the invention within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention. I

I claim: 1 I

1. A support for a plurality of containers comprising, in combination: a plate; a plurality of pairs of container supporting wing members secured at the upper edge of each to said plate to be suspended therefrom in arcuate assemblage; individual wings of the pairs standing in parallel spaced relation to an adjacent wing; the lower edge of each wing formed with a container supporting shelf member; whereby to support each one of a plurality of containers in a space between the wings, for ready removal; and means to secure said plate to a supporting structure.

. 2. The structure of claim 1 inuwhich the plate is formed with its entire margin bounded by an outwardly curved contour. r y a;

3. .The structure of claim '1 in which the plate is a substantially circular disk and. is mounted on the supporting structure for .free:revolution.

4. The structure of claim 1 in which the plate is substantially semicircular; and formed with a rectilinear margin extending at'an angle of sub stantially to its body,'said. margin for attachment to a vertical surface.

5. The structure of claim 1 with pairs. of said.

wing members integral at a fold line-wherefrom thewings of a pair radiate;.'said fold line formed with a recess; and a ring member secured in the respective recesses of an assembly of said wing members to retain the pairs in container receiving spaced relation.

6. The structure of claim 1 ,in which the plate. is a circular disk and in which the arcuateiasgg semblagecomprises a substantially full cirClQiin. combination with means for,revolublysupporting thediskand assemblage from the lower surface of a supporting member; said means comprising a supporting plate to be secured to said surface; a rod depending from said supporting plate; a, sleevedepending from said disk revoluble on said rod and support meanscarried bysaid rod to re volubly support said sleeve. p WALTER, J. .GAMIN.

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